Exam 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle

A nurse is working in a temporary shelter for victims following a natural disaster.Which condition is the nurse most likely to encounter?

A bioterrorism attack has occurred in the United States.Which of the following programs would be used to provide large quantities of medications to the American public?

A nurse is working in a community that is experiencing the Honeymoon Phase after a disaster.Which of the following is characteristic of this phase?

A public health worker had displayed a competency in disaster medicine and public health.Which of the following describes what the worker has done?

A nurse is examining the future of disaster management.Which of the following should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is working with an older person following a disaster.Which of the following emotions of the client should be anticipated by the nurse?

A public health nurse (PHN)is working with a community during the recovery phase of a disaster.Which of the following attributes would be most important for the nurse to possess?

Which statement about disasters is true?

A riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water away from the town.Which term describes what has happened?

Acts of bioterrorism or natural disasters,such as earthquakes,will often have more casualties because:

What is the purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?

A nurse is volunteering on a disaster medical assistant team as a first responder.Which of the following tasks would the nurse be prepared to perform?

A nurse responds to a human-made disaster.Which of the following describes what the nurse is responding to?

Community preparedness is being used to plan for a disaster.Which of the following tasks is being implemented?

Which populations are at greatest risk for disruption after a disaster? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is responding to a disaster.Which of the following is the priority of the disaster response?

A nurse is assessing persons arriving at an alternate care center following a disaster.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which organizations offer volunteer opportunities in disaster work for nurses? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is triaging victims following a disaster.Which of the following describes the action the nurse would take?

A nurse is developing and coordinating an emergency response plan for a community.With which of the following organizations would the nurse collaborate?